HTC Hero approved by FCC, AT&T 3G bands included
Last week, when HTC announced its brand new Hero Android smartphone, the Taiwanese company said nothing about a North American release.
However, it’s highly probable that the Hero will be launched both in the US and in Canada. For this to happen, the smartphone first needs the FCC’s approval – and it just got it, with [...]
HTC Hero costs €99 in Spain with an Orange contract
Although Orange UK offers the HTC Hero for free on select plans, Orange Spain has announced that its Hero will be sold for prices starting at €99 (with a contract agreement and a monthly plan of €29).
The new Android smartphone will be available in Spain starting next week, and it looks like customers can already [...]
Verizon announces the HTC Ozone; only $49.99 starting June 29
First seen at the beginning of July, Verizon’s HTC Ozone is now official, as the largest North American carrier has just announced its upcoming availability.
Since it’s nothing more than a redesigned HTC Snap with both GSM and EV-DO connectivity, the Ozone comes with Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard, a QVGA display, an “ergonomically-designed QWERTY keyboard”, Wi-Fi, [...]
HTC Hero will come with full Adobe Flash support
HTC Hero, the new smartphone unveiled just hours ago, will be the first Android handset to come with support for Adobe Flash.
This will enable the Hero to provide a rich Web browsing experience, as well as access to a lot of Flash-based content available on the Web (videos, games and so on).
You can watch how [...]
HTC Hero in live pictures; the first review already published
Now that the HTC Hero is finally official, how about some high-quality live pictures with it?
First of all, I must say that this third Android smartphone from HTC looks good. Maybe not better than the Magic, but certainly better than the G1.
HTC Hero will be available in two colors (white and black/graphite), although we previously [...]
HTC Hero and HTC Sense now official (update, video included)
As expected, HTC today unveiled a brand new Android smartphone – it’s the HTC Hero, a handset we’ve seen several times until now, in unofficial photos and videos.
Coming as the third Android product from HTC, the Hero is a G1-meets-Magic device, combining the looks of the first with the elegance of the second one.
It has [...]
Bharti Airtel launches the HTC Magic – India’s first Android phone
HTC Magic has become India’s first Android phone, as HTC and Bharti Airtel announced its upcoming availability in the world’s second largest mobile market.
The Indian Magic comes in an interesting red/black color version.
Other than that, its features are similar to the ones of the original Magic, including: Android 1.5 OS, 3.2 inch HVGA touchscreen display, [...]
WM 6.5 HTC Firestone shows up again
Remember the HTC Firestone? Several months ago, the smartphone appeared alongside Whitestone, Thoth and other unannounced HTC handsets.
Well, today we have what seems to be the first clear render of the Firestone.
The smartphone should come as the successor of HTC Touch HD, so it has a similar design. It will run on Windows Mobile 6.5, [...]
Sprint intros the HTC Snap S511 and Samsung Exclaim
Sprint has just announced the release of two new QWERTY handsets: HTC Snap S511 and Samsung Exclaim, both of which being capable to provide easy access to Facebook, MySpace and Twitter and thus making it “easier to stay connected with your friends and colleagues through increasingly popular social networking sites.”
Of course, Sprint’s Snap was already [...]
Verizon HTC Ozone’s full specs unveiled
It’s not the first time that we see Verizon’s customized HTC Snap, namely the HTC Ozone, but now we’ve got its complete list of specs and features.
As previously said, HTC Ozone is a global handset, just like the recently-leaked Pantech Escapade. Of course, HTC’s device is a Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone, so it’s not exactly [...]